December 1587 - December 1589

The accoumpte of Richarde

Woodlocke and William Bevan Churchwardens of the p'ishe
of Sct martine in the feildes in the Countie of Midd' chosen and
Appointed by the whole assent and consent of ye maisters of the same
p'ishe in vestrie (fn. 1) for the space of Two whole yeares comensinge at the
feast of the beirth of our Lord god one Thowsand ffive hundered
ffourescoore and seaven and endinge at the like feast in ye yeare of our
Lord one thowsand ffive hundered ffourescoore and nyne and in ye two
and Thirtith yeare of ye raign of or sou'aign Ladie Elizabeth by
the grace of god of England ffraunce and Ireland Queene
defendor of the faith &c'. Aswell for receiptes as paymtes by them
receyved and paid as in this their accoumpt p'ticularly ensueth.

The said accomptantes chardge
them selues with the Receipt of—vijli. viijs. vd. which
they receyved of Mathewe Clarke and John Goodcole ye
last Churchwardens, at their enterance into their office

vijli. viijs. vd.

Item Receyved for the Clerke and Sextons wages
and for pewes & rep'ac'ons of ye Church as by the gatheringe
Booke may more at lardge and p'ticularly appeare

It'm the iiijth was buried Henry Stevenson
late Chosen Churchwarden for theis ij yeares
followinge, and william Bevan sworne in his
place the xvth day of Aprill next. for the
ground in ye Church—vjs viijd, for ye best cloth
xxd, for thafter nones knell—xiiijd. and for
ij peales iiijd.

ixs xd

It'm ye same day was buried [blank] a s'u'nt
of mr wilsons, for ye worst cloth & coffine

Some Totall of ye whole
Receiptes in this or first yeare
Amounteth vnto ye some of

xxxjli. vjd.

whereof

The said accomptantes demaund allowance for ymploymentes
and chardges by them paid and disbursed for ye vse of ye Church & other ordinary and
Extraordinary chardges in this their first yeare as p'ticularly ensueth.

Paymentes in Christmas quarter .1587.

Item paid ye xxvjth of January for takeinge of or oathes
and or sidmen

xijd

It'm paid for or Dynn' & ye sidmens ye same day

iiijs ijd

It'm paid for a s'vice booke ye iiijth of ffebruary

vjs viijd

It'm paid for mendinge of ye viccars old s'uice booke

vjd

It'm paid for a paper Booke

xijd

It'm paid for a newe Comunion table to Jeames waller

xvs

It'm paid for garnyshinge of ye Church as followeth

xlijs iiijd

It'm paid for coullors bought at sondrie tymes

It'm paid for white and red lead

xijs ijd

It'm paid for oyle

xxxijs

It'm paid for Russett and spanishe whitinge

xiijs ijd

It'm paid for iiij sackes of Coales At ixd a sacke to heat
ye painters thinges and for pottes to seeth size in and for
leather and ffier wood—iiijs ijd, coales iijs.

It'm pd ye xxxth for ringinge At her maties goinge
from Set Jeames to grenewch

xijd

It'm pd ye iijd of November to ye Parritor for a
warrant to kepe holy ye xixth day At wch tyme
her matie should a gone to Powles (fn. 17)

iiijd

It'm pd for ringinge ye xvijth & ye xixth day

ixs iiijd

It'm pd for a pound of Candles ye xvijth day

iiijd

It'm pd for ye x comaundemtes in ye Chauncell

iijs iiijd

It'm pd for ringinge ye xxxth at her maties dep'ture

xijd

It'm pd vnto Bellowes ye iiijth of December
for trussinge of ye third bell & to one yt helpt him

ijs ijd

It'm pd ye xth for puttinge in of or q'ter bill

vjd

It'm pd for ixc of pavinge tile to A mend the north and
Middle Ile

xliiijs

It'm pd for C of lyme

ixs

It'm pd for iiijor loades of sand

iiijs

It'm pd for carriage of ye tile iiijd & for heare ijd

vjd

It'm pd to Thomas Bynnes for ij dayes worke

ijs viijd

It'm pd to his man for viij dayes

xs viijd

It'm pd to his Laborer viij dayes

vjs viijd

It'm pd to ye Clarke And Sexton for ther wages

xxxs

It'm pd for kepeinge ye Clocke

xxd

It'm pd for bromes & oyle for ye Clocke & belles

xijd

It'm pd for hollie Ivie Rosemary & bayes

xvjd

It'm pd for washinge of ye Church clothes

xvjd

It'm pd to mother ffuller

ijs

It'm pd vnto mathewe Clarke for kepeinge of ye clocke

vjs viijd

Some of this Mighelmas q'ter—vijli. xvijs. ijd.

Some totall of ye
paymtes in this our
first yeare is

xxxli. xs. vijd.

The accoumpte of the said Richarde woodlocke and William
Bevan; Churchwardens for their secound yeare of Office haveinge comencement from
the feast of the Beirth of our Lord god, 1588, and endinge on ye like feast, 1589. Aswell of
Receiptes as paymtes by them receyved & paid as hereafter p'ticularly ensueth.

Receiptes

Item Receyved towardes the Clarke and Sextons
wages and for pewes and rep'ac'ons of ye Church as by ye
gatheringe booke may Appeare

xli.

It'm Receyved for half of ye Token money

lijs. iiijd.

It'm Receyved of mr marcke Styward for one whole
yeares rent for ye h'owse ou' ye Church lane ended
at Christmas last ye some of

xiijs. iiijd.

Some — xiijli. vs. viijd.

Receipts At burialls knelles and
sutch like as hereafter p'ticularly ensueth.

The said accomptantes demaund allowance for ymploymtes
and chardges by ympaid & disbursed for ye vse of ye Church & other ordinary & extraordinary
paymentes in this their secound yeare as hereafter more p'ticularly ensueth.

Paymentes in Christmas quarter .1588.

Item pd ye xjth of January for xjli of bell rope at
iijd ye pound

ijs ixd

It'm pd ye xxxth for ringinge At her maties comynge
to white hall

xijd

It'm pd ye iiijth of ffebruary for ringinge At her maties
goinge to ye p'liament howse

It'm paid ye xxviijth of November to ye Clockemaker
for newe mendinge of ye Clocke

xvs

It'm pd ye ijd of December for ringinge At her
maties goinge from Som'set howse to Richmond

xijd

It'm pd ye xjth day to mr Stubbes for p'sentinge
or quarter bill

iiijd

It'm pd more for An order from mr Stubbes

iiijd

It'm pd ye xiiijth day for mendinge of iij formes
and iiij pewes and for bourdes to it

ijs viijd

It'm pd for ye p'clamac'on for waightes

vjd

It'm pd for Iron worke to ye great tables of
ye x comaundemtes

xvjd

It'm pd for a white brushe & for nailes

vjd

It'm paid vnto ye Clarke and Sexton for
their quarters wages

xxxs

It'm pd for kepeinge ye Clocke

xxd

It'm pd for bromes and oyle for ye Clocke & belles

xijd

It'm pd for washinge of ye Church clothes

xvjd

It'm paid vnto mother ffuller

ijs

It'm pd for hollie Ivie rosemary and bayes

xvjd

It'm pd for writ'ng and ingrossinge of this our
Accompte and for writinge ye ij Inventories
of ye church goodes and for newe makeinge
the gatheringe booke

xxs

It'm pd for a supper for ye mrs of ye p'ishe At ye
giveinge vpp of this our Accoumpt

xxs

Some of this or Mighelmas quarter is

vjli. vs. xd.

Some totall of this or secound yeares
Receiptes is

xixli. xiijs.

Some totall of this or secound yeares paymtes
is

xvijli. xvs. vijd.

Some gen'all of the Receiptes in theis our two
yeares Amounteth vnto ye some of

lli. xiijs. vjd.

Some gen'all of the paymtes in theis our two
yeares amountes vnto the some of

xlviijli. vjs. ijd.

So remaines in or handes for yt we haue
receyved more then we haue laid out
wch we are redie to deliu' vnto ye new
Churchwardens ye some of

xlvijs. iiijd.

Examyned and allowed by the maisters of the p'ishe
hereunder mencioned the ffiftenth day of ffebruary,
1589, Ao q' R. R. Eliz (fn. 23) xxxijdo. and the chardge by
them comitted and deliu'ed vnto the newe

vppon the exhibiting of A bill of chardges of vjli. viijs. iiijd.
wch ye Aforesaid Richard woodlocke laid out in his tyme of
Churchwardenshippe in A sute a gainst ye p'ishe . It is ordered
And agreed by vs ye Aforesaid mrs ye same some of vjli
shalbe vnto him pd by ye next Churchwardens And their
Successors by xs a quarter vntill he be of the said some
fully satisfied.

15. The "Form of Prayer necessary for the present time and state," which contains the sentence "God......dothe after a
sorte threate' us with wars and invasion."

16. Elizabeth went to Tilbury on Aug. 8th for the famous review, and returned to St. James's on Aug. 10th (Nichols
Progresses of Elizabeth). The Rate Books record "It'm receyved at ye fast wch was kept on ye xiiijth of August xiijs."
This was in accordance with the desire of the Privy Council expressed in a letter to the Archbishop of Canterbury (Acts
of Privy Council, 23 July, 1588). The Archbishop had already sent a letter to the Bishops on July 10th (Strype's
Whitgift, Bk. III, chap. 19).

17. According to a letter in Nichols' Progresses the Queen was to have gone to St. Paul's on Nov. 18th, and Nichols
adds that she intended to go to a sermon at St. Paul's Cross on Nov. 17th. Both these visits fell through. Nov. 19,
Tuesday, was a holyday throughout the realm. Elizabeth's State Thanksgiving Service was held on Sunday, Nov. 24th.

18. Ratebook for 1589–90 has "It'm receyved at ye fun'all of m' William Cooke whoe in his life tyme was very librall
unto ye poore as by ye records here remayninge may appeare. vjs. viijd." Perhaps the son of Sir Anthony Cooke who,
with Sir John Cheek, was tutor of Edward VI. William married Frances, daughter of Lord John Grey. A Mrs.
Frances Cooke appears in the Ratebooks for several years, as a benevolent parishioner after this date (1589).

19. There was a monument to his memory in the Church, vide Seymour's History of London, II, 646, for the inscription.